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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1948?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1948, the Sun was in Taurus (3°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°13'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1948	May 21, 1948 into Gemini
Moon	2°26'13" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 23, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°46'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1948	Apr 25, 1948 into Taurus
Venus	18°36'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1948	May 7, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	21°29'05" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1948	May 18, 1948 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°50'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°47'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°20'15" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	11°02'19" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°33'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°48'44" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on April 23, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 23, 13:38 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	3°23' Scorpio

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